Examination into Para Rubber Trade between Thailand and China Business Development’s Implications

This article examines the circumstance surrounding the Para rubber commerce between Thailand and China. The focus is on the factors that have had the impacts on the Para rubber commerce between Thailand and China.  The study shows the obstacles of China’s Para rubber imports and the higher quantity of China’s Para rubber, the unstable of the Para rubber’s prices, the causes of Thailand slowly Para rubber production and the interrupted flows of the news on Para rubber between Thailand and China.  The proposal on how to tackle the hurdles from China’s Para rubber import, to promote the cooperatives in Para rubber commerce between Thailand and China is developed. This development recognizes the roles of relevant public agencies on both sides to help business development. Keywords: Para rubber, business development, and international trad

Speaking With A Stranger: Intercultural Classrooms Tensions And Managing Strategies

An increasing number of Thai students are enrolling in international programs recently with the expectation of real-life intercultural learning experiences. Most teachers in intercultural classrooms in Thailand are native English-speaking teachers who come from different cultures and have different perspectives. These teachers roles, teaching styles and relationships with their Thai students all impact instructional success and achievement in an intercultural classroom. Conflicts and tensions are expected in an intercultural classroom where diverse cultures meet. In order to enhance the quality of international education and explore classroom interactions, relationships, and conflicts; this study used qualitative in-depth interviews with 20 native English-speaking teachers and 20 Thai students at four international colleges in Thailand. The results indicate that when native English-speaking teachers and Thai students interacted, they encountered 3 dialectical tensions: stability/change, openness/closedness, and separation/connection. Additionally, they employed 6 different strategies; selection, cyclical alteration, segmentation, integrative reframing, integrative moderation, and indifference; to negotiate those tensions

อิทธิพลของโครงสร้างปลายอะมิโนและปลายคาร์บอกซิลต่อหน้าที่ของ transthyretin

Thesis (M.Sc., Biochemistry)--Prince of Songkla University, 200

คุณลักษณะและผลกระทบของมวลอนุภาคจากการเผาไหม้ไม้ยางพาราในกระบวนการรมควันยางแผ่นต่อมลภาวะทางอากาศ

Thesis (M.Sc., Physical Chemistry)--Prince of Songkla University, 200

EFFECTS OF ADDITIVE EXTENSIVE READING ON STRUGGLING THAI UNIVERSITY LEARNERS

Extensive reading with graded readers has been proved to be an approach that helps learners improve their reading ability. However, only a few studies have explored the effects of additive extensive reading with other types of reading materials on struggling EFL learners. This study investigated the effects of Science and Research Association Reading Laboratory (SRA) and Reading Reflective Journals (RRJ) as additive extensive reading activities on struggling EFL tertiary students’ English reading ability and performance. This study was a comparative mixed-methods approach conducted at a Thai university over 15 weeks. The students were two intact groups enrolled in a reading course taught by the researcher. One group was assigned to SRA, and the other to RRJ. Data were collected by means of English reading pre- and post-tests, students’ reflective journals, and an open-ended questionnaire. Both quantitative and qualitative results indicate that SRA and RRJ positively impact students’ reading ability, their attitudes towards English reading, and their knowledge. Since SRA and RRJ are based on different theories, each has its limitations. The combined activity of SRA and RRJ features is suggested. The factors affecting the use of additive ER should also be considered when implementing any type of ER

大豆脂質親和性タンパク質の機能特性と食品利用可能性に関する研究

京都大学新制・論文博士博士(農学)乙第13413号論農博第2896号新制||農||1085(附属図書館)学位論文||R3||N5323京都大学大学院農学研究科農学専攻(主査)教授 松村 康生, 教授 白岩 立彦, 教授 丸山 伸之学位規則第4条第2項該当Doctor of Agricultural ScienceKyoto UniversityDGA

Translation and evaluation of the Thai version of the diabetes numeracy test for older adults with type 2 diabetes

The population of older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Thailand is increasing. As this trend continues, the nursing community and public policy makers will need increasingly effective methods to improve health outcomes within this group. This study determined the significance of non-modifiable selected personal factors (age, gender, education, and duration of disease) and modifiable factors (health literacy, diabetes related numeracy, diabetes knowledge, and self-efficacy) on diabetes self-management and glycemic control in Thai older adults with T2DM. To achieve this goal it was necessary to first create a version of the Diabetes Numeracy Test (DNT) that is conceptually equivalent to the original and is appropriate for the Thai culture and age group of the study. The study was conducted in two phases. In Phase 1, multiple steps were conducted to assure the validity and reliability of the Thai DNT. After evaluating the results of that process the Thai-DNT was determined to be a suitable instrument for use in Phase 2. In Phase 2, the revised Thai-DNT was administered with the Three Levels of Health Literacy Scale, the General Diabetes Knowledge Test, the Thai version of the Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Revised Summary Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA). Psychometric properties of the Thai DNT were tested. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to examine the relationships among study variables. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to predict diabetes self-management and glycemic control. A convenience sample of 170 Thai older adults with T2DM participated in the study. Participants were recruited from three primary care units and a community hospital in a suburban area, Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand. The mean age of the sample was 67.82. Most were female (61%), and a large majority had low education (80% completed at most a primary school education). Age, diabetes knowledge and self-efficacy were found to significantly predict diabetes self-management. Diabetes knowledge and duration of diabetes predicted glycemic control (A1C). Findings from this study indicate that efforts to increase diabetes knowledge and self-efficacy can help Thai older adults with their diabetes self-management behaviors and control their glycemic levels. DNT scores were low but did not account for variance in diabetes self-management and glycemic control.Nursin